“I was not alone!” - said Terry Burgos, guilty of the brutal murder of six girls, before his execution. But no one paid attention to his words except Paul Riley, who acted as a prosecutor in the case... Years passed. And one day the murders resumed, and Paul Riley, who became a famous lawyer, began to receive anonymous encrypted messages. Someone is copying Burgos’ “handwriting” - this is the police version. But Riley is sure: before his death, Terry told the truth, and now his accomplice is out hunting. Who is he? Where has he been hiding for so many years? Perhaps the answer lies in mysterious messages? To understand this, Riley begins his own investigation, but soon he himself finds himself under suspicion...